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Parliament to address large financial services agenda

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2013
... began its first sitting today, is set to address a number of relevant issues affecting the financial services industry. Treasury expects that the Parliament will announce the terms of reference and the panel members for the inquiry into the financial ...

Tapering still some way off

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013
... over-reaction. This view was reinforced by the Fed's decision in September not to reduce its $85 billion monthly purchases of US Treasury and mortgage-backed securities. "The chorus that rates must go higher has not proven the basis for a successful ...

Government scraps Super Charter

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2013
... not follow Labor's proposal to legislate for a five-year moratorium on any changes to the taxation of superannuation. A Treasury spokesperson said: "The government has decided not to proceed with this measure as its commitment to not make any unexpected ...

BT's stranglehold on platforms weakens

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2013

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2013
... Statistics releases consumer price index for September quarter. In equities news, Origin Energy, AGL, Super Retail Group, Treasury Wine Estates, Mortgage Choice and Watpac all have annual general meetings scheduled. Meanwhile, Future Fund is expected ...

Shorten gives Ripoll shadow superannuation portfolio

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2013
... The appointment sees the portfolio returned to a shadow ministerial level after Kevin Rudd put it under the umbrella of Treasury. This is Ripoll's first frontbench position after 15 years as a member of the House of Reps for Oxley, Queensland - Pauline ...

Nikko AM acquires Asian equity fund manager

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2013
Nikko Asset Management has acquired the Asia Pacific investment manager Treasury Asia Asset Management (TAAM). The purchase by Nikko follows their 2010 acquisition for an estimated $130 million of Tyndall Investments. Based in Singapore and Sydney ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2013
... impact on what we're seeing in the market." The deal follows a two-week US government shutdown and came a day before a Treasury Department deadline to raise the nation's $US16.7 trillion debt limit. Australia's big banks were all firmer with ANZ gaining ...

JBWere names new chief investment officer

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2013
... portfolios. Wright has been in the wealth management industry for more than 23 years and has held roles with the Commonwealth Treasury, Treasury Corporation of Victoria and was more recently chief investment officer and head of equities at ING Investment ...

Hockey Review to push for industry deregulation

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2013
... government department will have Deregulation Units in order to identify pieces of regulation that can be removed. "In Treasury alone we have already identified over 1,000 regulations ready for abolition," Hockey said. The Treasurer stressed the need ...